Comments | ghymoreids_mum: Queenstown, New Zealand [South Island of]

ghymoreids_mum

Queenstown, New Zealand [South Island of]

Apr 09, 2011 23:13

After spending more time at the airport before boarding the plane than actually on the plane, we eventually arrived in Queenstown. a wonderful place with the most fantastic play of light over Lake Wakatipu and the Remarkables Mountains ( Read more... )

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laprimaverra April 9 2011, 20:42:50 UTC

Looks like quiet nice little place :) Lake Wakatipu seems to be a popular place.

missedangel April 10 2011, 07:39:45 UTC

Hello,

The gorgeous red trees are Liquid Amber's....they grow quite well here and do the turn red/gold and drop thing here too.

One day, when I own a house, I'm planting one in my front lawn. (No I don't care how difficult it will be to mow around)

ghymoreids_mum April 11 2011, 05:49:46 UTC

thank you... they were gorgeous.

be careful, as LiquidAmber 'drops' prickly little things as seeds... we used to use them [when the kids were in Kindy] for Xmas decorations.
not nice to walk on in bare feet! ;/

sprinklerized April 11 2011, 01:56:17 UTC

Great shots! My fav is the one of the Asian fellow feeding the gulls... "Fly my pretties, FLY!"

And yes, it was worth it. :D Those people are paragliding though, not hanggliding like the really kids (i.e., me). :p

ghymoreids_mum April 11 2011, 05:55:52 UTC

thank you, that is indeed praise. *is sad I missed this year's calendar. thinking of making some for Xmas gifts this year.... I managed to capture some wonderful ones of my Beloved... as well as the 'touristy ones*

the screams from the people floating down was 'interesting'. I take it you weren't among that type?

the man feeding the gulls is my favourite too...... I was playing with the new toy, and using 'sport' mode [i.e. I cheated]. this was the 4th in the sequence the camera took.

most of the ones I still have to download come under the 'fleeting photos' description: shot through the windscreen as the car was doing 100km/hr. =(

the little camera had it's workout too, it still lives oin my handbag

sprinklerized April 11 2011, 19:06:07 UTC

Nope, I uttered not a high-pitched noise in either skydiving, canyon swinging, or hang-gliding!

Some of my best shots have been taken at 100km/h through a car window! :D

blur_kiwi April 11 2011, 13:11:25 UTC

I love the photo of the guy throwing gulls into the air, brilliant. :))

There are a lot of memories there for me. Although I haven't spent much time in Queenstown - compared to other places - it still holds some very interesting memories.

Mercifully, I can get Central Otago Pinot Noirs and Pinot Grissssss (not sure how many esses that should have so I thought I'd ladle them on just in case! - and I call myself a writer too!) here so that lessens the pain of being so far away quite well.